Talking-machine



1. s. KRAMER. TALKING MACHINE.. APPLICATION FILD JUNE I6, 1919. 1,352,901, Patentedsept. 14,1920.

UNITED STATES JOHN S. KRAMER, 0F STEGER, ILLINOIS.

TALKING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. v Patnted Sept. 14:, `1920.

Application filed June 16, 1919. Serial No. 304,366,

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN S. KRAMER, a subject of Austria-Hungary, residing at Steger, 'in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to talking machines of the cabinet type and its object is to provide a novel and improved hinge connection for the top or lid of the cabinet.

Vith the objects stated in view, the invention consists in a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a cross section of a hinge structure;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the parts in another position, and

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the hinge structure.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 28 denotes the cover or lid of the cabinet, and 29 the base it rests upon. The back edge of the cover is intended, when the cover is closed, to abut against a high rear wall 30 of the cabinet, and a hinge connection has been provided to enable this to be done and to allow the cover to swing open. The cover is provided with the usual props 3l, and tov its rear edge is hinged, as shown at 32 an inter; mediate rail 33, which latter, in turn, is hinged, as shown at 34C to a base or supporting rail 35 located in front ofthe back-l board or wall 30 of the cabinet. The hinge connections 32 and 34; are parallel.

Between the rail 35 and the backfboard 30, are slidably mounted two spring strips' 36 extending across the hinge joint between said rail and the rail 33. The rail 35 is grooved, as shown at 37, to seat the spring strips 36, and the latter are held in the grooves by cross straps 38. The upper ends of the strips 36 are secured to the rear face of Vthe rail 33, and to their lower ends are secured coiled springs 39 anchored to the back-board 30, as shown at 39a. Where the strips 36 are secured to the rail 33, the

latter is recessed, as shown at 40, to accommodate the same.

When the cover 28 is swung down, the tension -of the springs 39 on the strips 36 will draw the rail 33 over into vertical alinement with the base rail 35, so that it is an upward continuation of the latter, and the rear edge of the cover is drawn back against the back-board 30. lWhen the cover 28 is swung open, the rail 33 lis pulled forwardly,

away from theV back-board 30, so that the rear edge of the cover is now clear of the latter, to permit the cover to swing to open position.

I claim:

1. The combination of a base rail, a rail hinged to the top thereof, a lid having a hinged connection with the top of the secy ond-mentioned rail parallel to the hinge connection thereof, resilient means normally holding the rails in vertical alinement, and a structure back of the rails and the lid against which said parts abut, the second mentioned rail swinging away from the structure when the lid is swungin one direction, and carrying said lid bodily Vaway from the structure.

2. The combination of a base rail, a rail hinged thereto, a lid having ahinged connection with the second mentioned rail parallel to the hinge connection thereof, a structure back of the rails and the lid against which said parts abut, the second mentioned rail swinging away from the structure when the lid is swung in one direction, and carrying said lid bodily away from the structure, flexible strips extending across the hinge joint lbetween Vthe rails, said strips being fastened at one end to the second-mentioned soV rail, and a resilient connection between the aforesaid structure and the other ends of thek JOHN S. KRAMER. 

